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GOOD NEWS

Facebook, social media draw scattered veterans together

Traditional veterans groups are updating their recruiting for younger veterans. Groups have opened Facebook and Twitter accounts to connect with veterans and replenish a decline in membership.

USA TODAY

Charter schools have given New Orleans a fresh start in education

When Hurricane Katrina struck five years ago, it displaced families and destroyed schools. And the storm unwittingly provided a chance to reinvent public education in a failing school district.

Dallas Morning News

Paralyzed bride-to-be determined to be self-reliant, get married

Rachel Friedman has maintained two goals during these months of medical treatment and grueling outpatient therapy: getting married and becoming independent.

CNN

WORLD

Afghans losing patience with war

U.S. and NATO forces will stay for at least another four years in Afghanistan, yet there are growing signs that the West has already worn out its welcome.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Taliban: Afghan withdrawal timeline ‘irrational’

Reuters

Obama sets 2014 end in Afghanistan

Yahoo! News

US envoy arrives in Seoul amid ‘stunning’ report on new NKorea nuclear facility

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Bosworth arrived in Seoul to meet with South Korean officials to discuss how to resume six-party talks on denuclearizing North Korea.

Christian Science Monitor

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Why scientists are diving underwater to search for cures

Advances in technology are making it easier to hunt for drugs in the ocean. Marine bioprospectors, as they’re known, are scouring coral reefs, deep-sea trenches and everything in between.

Newsweek

Siblings share genes, but rarely do they share personalities

Many siblings have very different personalities. But to researchers, this is a puzzle. Siblings share both genes and environment. Why are they so different?

NPR

1,000 mph car project ‘on track’

The British project to develop a 1,000 mph car is on target to meet its goals, says director Richard Noble. Construction will start in January, with an attempt on the World Land Speed record in 2012.

BBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Holy Redeemer Catholic Church to install relic of Mexican saint

It’s only about an inch long, a sliver of bone encased behind glass in a gold-plated vessel. But for thousands in Detroit, a tiny relic of a slain Mexican priest has great meaning from which they draw inspiration.

Detroit Free Press

Christian teachers at Muslim school gain insight into religion

It‘s a typical morning at New Horizons Academy, a private day care and school at the Islamic Center of Des Moines. But for two teachers, classes here are like nothing they’ve experienced before.

Des Moines Register

EDUCATION

1 laptop per student proves costly

Several school districts that bought take-home laptops for whole classes or schools couldn’t afford it long-term. Some schools are looking to cheaper iPads or netbooks instead.

Star Tribune

Texas bill renews debate over 10 Commandments displays

State Rep. Dan Flynn hopes to ensure that any Texas teacher who wants to can display the Ten Commandments in a classroom.

McClatchy Newspapers

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Justin Bieber dominates AMAs

The teen idol dominated the American Music Awards, winning four trophies to go with ear-piercing squeals from the girls at L.A.’s Nokia Theatre.

People

2010 American Music Awards pictures

Examiner

Review: Al Capone‘s Bar Mitzvah, and Darmody’s wrath on ‘Boardwalk Empire’

This episode was an enlightening for two characters, Margaret (Kelly Macdonald) and Al Capone (Stephen Graham).

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